RE: My Grandfathers long bow ....
Well...for any of you guys wondering. I took the long bow to a local antique collector so he could take a look at it. Turns out that the "25" is actually a 28 and the 4-5 appears to be just 45. That said what i was thinking to be the date actually says "45-28". (draw weight - draw length) Sorry for all the excitment! Still a great collectors piece for ME.